Google “preparing a European mount” . A European mount is the de-fleshed skull of an animal. Lot’s of amature taxedermists do it with deer that they don’t want to spend big money on. Ants, yellowjackets, sea lice, boiling, pressure washin have all been tried. The key is in bleaching the bone a pretty white when your done
OP, if you decide to try this, just make sure your wife doesn’t suddenly disappear. I can see the headlines already.
Lots of cheerful advice…thanks, all.
I did consider boiling it, but…well, not sure I really want the kitchen full of the smell of human meat, cooking. I mean, I like pork, but still.
Calibre’s link to the article on cleaning bones seems to be telling me what I need to know. Thanks!